Exam 2 Flashcards
Chapter 9
Chapter 9
Agape
Pure love, a blend of eros and storge.
Demand/ withdraw pattern
Interaction episode characterized by one person demanding and the other person not responding or withdrawing.
Double-shot hypothesis
The idea that emotional and sexual infidelity are not examined in isolation of one another with the forced choice methodology.
Equity
State of a relationship in which the ratio of what one puts in and gets out of a relationship equals that of the partner.
Eros
Romantic love.
Evolutionary theory
Theory that states that social behavior is shaped by survival of genes.
Ludus
Game-playing love.
Mania
Manic love, a blend or eros and ludus.
Negative reciprocity
Communication pattern in which one person makes a negative/ critical remark, and the partner responds negatively.
Potentials-attract hypothesis
The idea that young beautiful women end up in relationships with attractive wealthy men.
Pragma
Practical love, a blend of storge and ludus.
Script
Schema or cognitive representation for a sequence of events.
Social constructionist theory
Theory that states that women’s and men’s behavior is determined by the context they are in, which includes the norms or rules of a society.
Social role theory
Theory that states men’s and women’s behavior is a function of the roles that they hold in society.
Storge
Friendship love.
Chapter 11
Chapter 11
Buffering effects
Link of social support to health only under conditions of high stress.
Emotional cognition
Process by which one person’s emotions or feelings are transmitted to another person.
Functional measure (of support)
Qualitative dimensions of support, such as the type of support offered by network members.
Gender tension line
Point at which one feels uncomfortable with the adoption of some aspect of the other gender role.
Intimate terrorism
Violence on the part of men that stems from their attempts to control women.
Main effects
Direct link of social support to health, regardless of level of stress.
Marital rape exemption clause
Clause that once appeared in state definitions of rape that excluded forced intercourse with one’s wife.
Marital selection hypothesis
Suggestion that healthier people are “selected” into marriage.
Prospective design
Research method in which the dependent variable (e.g., health) is measured before and after exposure to the independent variable (e.g., widowhood).
Situational couple violence
Occasional episodes of violent behavior on the part of husbands and wives that are precipitated by stressful events.
Structural measures (of support)
Quantitative dimensions of support, such as the size of a social network or the number of social relations.
